I rarely remember what I dreamed during night

[Yonadav]

Usually when I wake up I have no memories of what I've dreamed. Sometimes I know what is happening in a dream right before waking up, and after I wake up I completely forget the dream. My sleep is pretty deep, is it because of that?

I took benzodiazepine sleeping pills for a long time, not realizing how strong and habit-forming they are. Getting off them was difficult, but it meant that my sleep was weird and I had odd and elaborate dreams. I remembered those really well.

They were so detailed, believable, and creative it was amazing -- I made up all that stuff! It makes you wonder how much your mind makes up while you're awake!

I think that we are constantly making it up while awake. So much research has found that our memories are mostly fiction. And it isn't simply a matter of us filling in faded memories with fiction. We make up false memories immediately, on the spot.